What did the Crash Zone Look Like Before Aurora's Crash in Subnautica?

In today's video, we'll be looking at a popular theory from the Subnautica universe: What did the Crash Zone use to look like, before the Aurora crashed onto it? Was it a sprawling, beautiful biome lush with vegetation? Or perhaps just a barren breeding ground for reapers? Come find out!
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[@tonyspizza4081]

Reaper Leviathans: use sound to find fish Aurora: crashes Reaper Leviathans: Reaper Leviathans: Reaper Leviathans: that’s one big fish

[@TheLastBacon]

Reapers:.....BOIS we eating tonight! :)

[@eliseosroom4392]

@@TheLastBacon reapers: finally some good fricking food

[@nixus1069]

this is some good gourmet shit

[@somegoofballwhohasinternet7313]

This is my favorite comment for subnautica.

[@419Films]

"C'mon, boys! We gonna eat like kings!"

[@kaitheshiba6433]

The aurora was literally centimeters away from falling into the void area

[@TheLastBacon]

Would definitely be a different game if it fell in :)

[@koimnm2168]

It would have respawned in the life pod 5 location flinging riley of the universe

[@eliasrieger9883]

@@TheLastBacon isn't there some Audio messages by the captain saying he actually wanted to land right there and he was very lucky to do so or something like that? Or did i get something wrong?

[@rabidwombat1912]

elias rieger he did say that he stayed on the ship knowing he was gonna die just so he could land it on the crater

[@mr.lordstarscream1570]

If it did I would still have food

[@lyenye7018]

“The crash zone is the creepiest biome.” Blood Kelp Zone: *laughs in 7 of the 9 preconditions for stimulating terror in humans*

[@TheLastBacon]

Haha I think crash zone hits at least 8 for me :D

[@raindash879]

Any biome with reapers in it is already a nope from me.

[@justadictatorridingonanuke3714]

On my first playthrough I wanted to build my base in a cool looking place so I built on the islands just above the blood kelp biome and once I was finished I swam down to get some resources and then she says that and I say "YOU TELL ME THIS NOW"

[@soulmaster9481]

The Warpers there already fill 6 preconditions.

[@Vinnare]

@@soulmaster9481 warpers are out to get me fr

[@cmydagger9761]

"This is one of the creepiest biomes there is." Dead Zone: Allow me to introduce myself

[@501ststormtrooper9]

I get my pants pissed and shitted if I reach the Dead Zone...

[@TheLastBacon]

Haha true :) that's one ''one of''!

[@archivebeetlejuicelocklear7758]

i remember going down into the crater and not realizing that there was no bottom. it was at night too and i had lights off so the ghosts scared the shit out of me

[@5ksubswithnovids727]

I remember going to alien island but went past it finding a ghost and screaming

[@zsleepywarsz]

Dead Zone: AM I A JOKE TO YOU!?!?!?!?!?!?!

[@offendersofficial]

Me: let me guess, your home? Reapers: it was, and it was beautiful

[@TheLastBacon]

Haha that's a good one :) someone needs to make that edit.

[@foundationagentredacted9908]

(Aurora crashes) Reapers: today I lost more than you could ever know

[@abreloom1367]

reaper: you took everything away from me. player who just crashed: i dont even know who you are.

[@CaptainGray]

Nice

[@briannas601]

👏👏👏👏👏

[@zoroarkthepirate9536]

Reaper leviathans: this is where we have babies! Aurora: *crashes* Surviving reapers: this is where we give you heart attacks and aquaphobia!

[@TheLastBacon]

Yep :D they were probably left quite traumatized!

[@501ststormtrooper9]

Reapers: *WE HAVE GAINED THE POWER OF PTSD...*

[@Transfurred]

Sounds about right

[@TheSeerSacrifice]

there's actually a correct name for fear of the ocean, or better yet whats in it, forgot what its called though, but it associates with the fear of something possibly being under you in all that water

[@hellolol237]

@@TheSeerSacrifice ye thalassaphobia and it can also be fear or the deepness of it too

[@yabigboiiii9703]

“The Crash Site’s called The Crash Site, because it’s a Crash site”

[@TheLastBacon]

A very sound explanation :D

[@Corbych]

Hm yes the floor is made out of floor

[@draKoowl247]

facts

[@alexi5273]

Why would you say something so controversial yet so brave?

[@snazzyjovialwyrm3314]

@@alexi5273 Water is in fact wet.

[@t-hummve4767]

Male Reaper leviathan: What happened to our home? Female Reaper Leviathan: *Gone, reduced to atoms*

[@TheLastBacon]

Our home....it was beautiful ;)

[@endermenshards6458]

Not trying to ruin the joke but every species on that planet is a male and female.

[@t-hummve4767]

Ender X yes that’s why I said male and female.

[@endermenshards6458]

@@t-hummve4767 So do you mean there the same reaper?

[@NiCoNiCoNiCola]

Riley: Let me guess, your home? Reaper: It was... *scares Riley to death which turns Aurora back into Reaper's nest* and it was beatiful

[@tetleyoriginal3052]

I know it’s unlikely but hear me out: the crash zone could have one been a reaper nesting ground.

[@person0-016]

They don't seem to nest anywhere else on the map, so It's actually pretty likely.

[@dadankilluminati1430]

Actually well maby but reaper are atracjted to noise so that’s the reason that there but maby just maby your right

[@TheLastBacon]

It's definitely not impossible :) we don't really know enough about their life cycle to tell for sure.

[@sansdiamond7229]

@@TheLastBacon Plus They Went Extinct On The Next Game Below Zero Meaning That The Babies Or Eggs Got Destroyed And They Never Multiplied Again

[@unstyled3509]

Louisiana yeah but if they are atracted to noise, wouldn’t they of went to the gun when the sunbean was shot?

[@XoPhoe]

I love how we’re all still talking about the original subnautica

[@TheLastBacon]

Same :) after all this time!

[@unstyled3509]

I wish I had subnautica below zero but I can’t get it on xbox. :(

[@zarrowthehorse]

I mean it's not that old

[@kriegcommissarstroheim6642]

It never dies

[@gwilliam2486]

@@unstyled3509 I have subnautica below zero but I'm waiting until it's fully developed tbh so the wait will be worth it

[@familydepaola3457]

My first encounter with a reaper, I thought it was a cousin of a reef back so I approached it. It’s probably still digesting my sea moth

[@TheLastBacon]

It is definitely a very mean and ill-behaved cousin :)

[@FergusV]

Feel bad for you but just saying you are correct, the reefbacks the sea treaders, the sea dragon and even the sea emperor are classed as leviathans meaning you were correct!

[@familydepaola3457]

SCA DAREAL LOLKING I’m proud that even after 6 months people are still replying to my comment 😁

[@FergusV]

Pho3nix ye I mean ur comment deserves way more likes cause in a way it’s funny 😁

[@mannamedjared]

I will donate the lead and titanium you need

[@arcuny.8680]

Crash Zone is the BIGGEST BIOME. Ghost Leviathan: Okey, I move to crash zone.

[@TheLastBacon]

Haha it definitely has nicer views :)

[@pannacottafugo7777]

Uh oh-

[@theparrishshow9803]

The Void canonically takes up most of the planet

[@vectoraz1435]

OH HELL NO

[@jamesgarbutt3410]

⁠i believe it’s 70 percent of the plant

[@G_Silent]

Probably shallow dunes biome is my guess. Interesting fact is that the primary containment facility is almost directly below the starting point of the game

[@TheLastBacon]

That is an interesting fact indeed :) I suppose it keeps the game nice and centralized overall!

[@G_Silent]

The Last Bacon it’s probably a development thing as well, because I think the game preloads the entire map and just clips in according to the far plane limit as most games, but because it’s an underwater game, there’s no need for distance detailing like Skyrim, fallout of those kind of games. So it makes sense to preload the map and spawn the terrain and placeables when the far plane limit is less than whatever it’s set to. So makes sense to have a smaller compact map so that the preloading time is reduced as much as possible. That’s why you can’t see the islands from a distance except for the mysterious fog That’s just my hypothesis

[@grrlstar100]

SilentGaming yeah... *HHHHHMMMMMMMMMMMMMM*

[@8-bitato]

Also theres a noclip bug spot right next to spawn

[@DerCharacter]

Wasn’t there originally supposed to be a giant hole in front of the Aurora that led directly to the lava zone? I think the lore reason for it being there is that sea dragon leviathans would drag reapers down to the deep and eat them.

[@petrichor7388]

"Unfortunate landing" I didn't shoot it down, officer, it just landed unfortunately!

[@TheLastBacon]

Just like EA calling lootboxes "surprise mechanics" :)

[@mr.fahrenheit3768]

I didn't murder him, that was a surprise funeral

[@gaxth_8896]

Another unfortunate landing

[@Ayr1n_0]

Noda happy landing

[@snazzyjovialwyrm3314]

@@mr.fahrenheit3768 It isn't murder, it's surprised euthanization.

[@pieguy6992]

Personally, I think the Aurora crashed in four different biomes at once: the kelp forest, safe shallows, bulb zone, and dunes. These biomes all extended to the edge of the crater, where the Aurora crashed, and then these biomes were destroyed by the crashing Aurora.

[@TheLastBacon]

Yeah, you might very well be right :) it could've been like a transitional area between those 4!

[@pingaspuff2909]

I think this is the best theory

[@bigmetalmanboyoooo7502]

Also somewhere in those biomes a reaper nesting ground maybe

[@GamesWithGavin12]

But isn’t the bulb zone low like 400 meters? Below

[@cryingcheems1610]

@@GamesWithGavin12 the edge is in the front of the aurora is like 350 meters down before the void comes

[@mustard_bread]

In the cinematic trailer, as the camera pans up from the rotting base, it shows the safe shallows ending and a biome that looks exactly like the dunes being there. After the camera pans to above the water, the aurora crashes on the spot. This makes me believe it was the dunes, but in the trailer, it kind of looks like a combination of dunes and mountains. Considering the mountains are right next to the zone, it may be mountains too

[@TheLastBacon]

Yep good point - I think that really adds to it if we consider the trailer canon :)

[@kathrynqueen7289]

That would also explain why there was solid ground on the other side (The mountain peak)

[@neki134]

i told a friend to get subnautica. he went right to the back of the ship and he got eaten by a reaper and never played the game again. (I also told him like 5 times to not go to the ship beforehand"

[@TheLastBacon]

Well....I've had my fair share of terrifying experiences around the Aurora too so I'm not too surprised :D

[@Abyssaracnis]

can I Have He's Copy?

[@yehezkielrickjoyner6843]

Well that's one way to waste good money 😂

[@holup2467]

its me ahahah, except that I continued playing after a good amount of screaming

[@lennysummers]

I did the same thing and he started describing it to me and i tell what i had told him

[@defaultdonnelly1453]

I can’t even get close to the crash zone without getting terrified, even with god mode on.

[@TheLastBacon]

I feel ya :) got the spooks even just when filming this footage...

[@501ststormtrooper9]

Yeah. I repeatedly go: AH SHIT, HERE WE GO AGAIN. Even with creative on.

[@peyton9520]

Default Donnelly same

[@lethargic3702]

Default Donnelly *The Dead Zone* 😰

[@fard1281]

Same

[@SaltioIsEpic]

Anyone remember the hell hole? I feel like that could help speculate that the crash area used to be a reaper breeding ground or “home” seeing how the sea dragon would drag them down into the lava zone and eat them. I don’t know just my speculation.

[@TheLastBacon]

It's definitely very much possible that the Aurora is sitting on top of the hole towards the lava zones :)

[@Prokerboss]

@@TheLastBacon dude I never thought about that good theory

[@Commando_14]

I loved the hell hole, it was actually really cool

[@jenniferthatcher614]

Subnautica theory: *The biome was made of sand*

[@TheLastBacon]

Whoa.....now that's what I call a theory! :)

[@hectorbeck4350]

Anakin: *Heavy breathing*

[@atomic8977]

No hold up what of: *S A N D AND R O C K*

[@naturallyproblematic]

Tatingel Gaming rocksand rocksand

[@deepestfe4rs474]

No way

[@person0-016]

"I think it looked like the mountains of Mordor." -Somebody

[@TheLastBacon]

Haha that's a good one! :)

[@leeloojackson602]

You mean the mountains of MuRdEr.

[@joshuagraham5750]

Person 0-0 One does not simply swim into Mordor

[@weebdesu1224]

We are so lucky to land on a 2x2km volcano xD

[@TheLastBacon]

Very true :) would have been a much shorter game if we landed in the void....

[@andrewb3760]

I would love for the volcano would be mentioned in below zero, perhaps from a voiceline from Margeriut or from ryley if he appearing in below zero

[@weebdesu1224]

You know what? Landing in the void doesnt seems like a bad idea. Just think about it everywhere is leviathans and you are in a very huge ship wreck and you make yourself out of the void to the surface! That actually would be awsome

[@andrewb3760]

@@weebdesu1224 it would be pretty cool to have a game were you had to survive in the void

[@duckboiii4441]

According to Marguerite, the leviathans were only near the crater. After being washed out with the reaper corpse, she was not bothered by any of the ghosts so if the ship stayed partially above water survival would be easy until the prestocked food runs out

[@aaronbrowses5475]

Well, ya have to remember, your character is knocked out for like at least a day, so it IS possible that sand got eroded, and covered up flora and fauna.

[@TheLastBacon]

That is a very fair point :) after all, who knows - all my speculations in this vid could also be completely off.

[@sassas1487]

12 hours only

[@letecitoster3469]

@@sassas1487 "only"

[@jamesgarbutt3410]

Correction the game devs said we were only nocked for 3 hours but the other survivors died in that time period surprisingly

[@BobMan6697]

Reaper: **sleeping** Aurora: **crashes** Me: AHHHHHH! Reaper: for some reason, this big fish is kinda, *attractive*

[@TheLastBacon]

Haha you think they're attracted to the Aurora like that? ;)

[@bruh6217]

What

[@lizzybizzy7159]

No no the image in my head

[@dadankilluminati1430]

just put some rice on it then you can fly the aroa out of there

[@TheLastBacon]

True :D it will drain the water!

[@unstyled3509]

And flex tape.

[@dadankilluminati1430]

Senko San did you just spoil how we escape in below zero

[@burnbaesa6341]

@@dadankilluminati1430 put floaters in the aurora and it will fly.

[@pizzator2279]

or it will float

[@CheddarMannn]

Dang We see this Area in the trailer with Shallows Degasi Base This is why we can't find it, because it was destroyed by Aurora

[@TheLastBacon]

True :) it's very likely that Bart's base is indeed buried under the Aurora.

[@cooldude8697]

the worst part, bart probably got crushed by his own base caving in while being inside it

[@PizzaDragon56]

@@cooldude8697 but the Degasi crashed 10 years before the Aurora so that doesn’t make sense

[@shivuuki7]

Player: Ohoho, so you’re approaching me? Reaper Leviathan: I cant eat the shit out of you without getting closer

[@TheLastBacon]

1 second has passed....2 seconds have passed! Aaaand your seamoth is gone :)

[@pighater1111]

you just activated my trap card THE STASIS RIFEL

[@sirpanda3644]

@@pighater1111 hoho I activate my trap card you missing

[@pighater1111]

@@sirpanda3644 you have activated MY TRAP CARD *shooting again but not missing*

[@banegonzane1787]

Should’ve used chew instead of eat

[@Supasmartguy]

Some wreckage from the Aurora probably did fall into the void. Noticed that there's wreckage from it scattered throughout the crater.

[@TheLastBacon]

Yeah it's definitely possible :)

[@spira4147]

Judge : You'll be facing 50 years of federal prison. 6ix9ine:Do you want to know the secret answer to why sector zero exists?

[@TheLastBacon]

He ain't no snitch....but 50 years is 50 years :D

[@spira4147]

@@TheLastBacon 365x50= 182500 days. Aight not even riley spent that much.

[@andrewb3760]

@@spira4147 a rescue party will be sent in 9999 hours...

[@Delta_2209]

Who is 6is9ine?

[@spira4147]

@@Delta_2209 some bad rapper.

[@Etriant]

Also, a quick add-on to the reaper biome theory, it could also have been, along with the loud noise, the meat (people) that were on board when it crashed could have attracted the reapers.

[@TheLastBacon]

It's definitely possible that it provided a stable food source for them :)

[@axolotlwithinternetaccess8664]

Nanookextraplanar *i wanna see mangled human bits*

[@alexandertoucan4956]

@@Trollgernautt I think it also kind of cements the loneliness in the game. You don't even see other human faces, you don't see any humans at all. The only thing you see is the water and the creatures

[@evenmorecheese2785]

The crabs ate all the bodies.

[@ryangerrie228]

What about the bones

[@VIP3R6070]

Normal person: *beats subnautica in 24 hours Me: *3 hours in still contemplating if I should jump in the water*

[@TheLastBacon]

As someone who has a fear of deep water I understand :D

[@Dataisms]

@@TheLastBacon I am so fucking scared of deep water. I can't even stay in the water at the beach for 20 minutes. I just don't know what's down there and I don't ever want to find out

[@capybara_cooking]

Where is the last Cyclops hull part

[@pegasus7327]

I made mi base from the beach to the weapon to being able to move without any fear

[@bizmonkey007]

@@capybara_cooking Mushroom forest. I think I found all of mine in the one on the way to Lifepod 12. You have to search inside the forest itself because the hull fragments are brown and easily overlooked.

[@wolram323]

Maybe it could have been a safe biome before but the crash could have done the following Radiation could have killed all life plants, fish, etc other than the leviathans Loud noise lured the leviathans Lots of dead body’s fell in the water causing the leviathans to come and eat and this could be the reason why they are still there looking for more food

[@TheLastBacon]

That might certainly be what happened :)

[@FreddoTheGeddo]

Im guessing that it was just another dunes or maybe the aroura landed on a big hole that went into the inactive lava zone and thats the reason there is reaper skeletons.

[@TheLastBacon]

I think both of those are definitely possible :) especially since back in the day, said hole was actually supposed to be there if I'm not mistaken!

[@BackToBackJames]

@@TheLastBaconThere was supposed to be a hole under the Aurora. The Sea Dragon was going to use it to come up to the more shallow areas to drag Reaper Leviathans into the Lava Zone.

[@Crab222]

James Duarte 👏theory👏confirmed

[@grrlstar100]

The sea dragon scares reapers forcing them to go further away, thus burning alive...

[@BackToBackJames]

@@grrlstar100 They also feed on Reapers.

[@siljorfag]

I always liked the mystery surronding the Crash Zone. I wanted to explore the back side of the Aurora but I just can't handle it, not even on freecam mode or with cheats... it so damn scary being back there, pitch back, with 3-4 reapers around there. Below Zero must have a good ammount of easter eggs about The Crater, giving more info about the nature of certain biomes, weather, islands, leviathans, and so on. Would be really interesting and fun to collect PDA's that give more background to the planet and story of Subnautica.

[@TheLastBacon]

I definitely feel that :) even recording this footage in creative sometimes gave me the creeps!

[@grrlstar100]

Maybe they can add a biome that spreads so far that it reaches the aruora revealing what it used to be

[@derekdrake8706]

I can't wait for Below Zero! I really hope they add a ton of Easter eggs. ... And they don't go overboard with the Leviathans.. And they put a lot of thought into the lifecycles of each creature.. Half the fun is exploring and learning about an alien world, like the symbiotic behavior of crab snakes and jellyshrooms.

[@siljorfag]

@@derekdrake8706 Yeah I get what you mean. I expect some background for the Crater, there are still things left unexplained, or at least some hints to know more about 4546B. About leviathans on the Crater, yeah, they are probably the creatures with the biggest ammount of lore and information in the game, so perhaps they can left them untouched; i'm exited about the lifecycle and background they'll give to the new leviathans.

[@derekdrake8706]

@@siljorfag That shadow Leviathan looks like a parasite to me.. a super massive parasite.. but.. maybe it latches onto and feeds off something even bigger? ⊙﹏⊙ I'd love it if it lurked at the sea floor and fed on tiny creatures in the sand and was totally passive. It'd be so terrifying finding one at the bottom, blending in with the dark.. wondering if it'll kill you.. only to find out it ignores you ..unless you get too close. Can you imagine if it was harmless but latched onto sea trucks/cyclops so you can see it through the window and it dragged you around a bit before letting you go but didn't do much damage? 😂 I just like seeing creative AI and never quite knowing how creatures act. If all the Leviathans have the same behavior, it gets kind of old. I love how in the first game it explains how life was able to survive the Kharaa at all thanks to the peepers swimming in and out of the Primary Containment Facility, spreading Enzyme 42 across the crater. ... doesn't explain how ghost Leviathan's in the void survived, or creatures around the arctic.. maybe the Kharaa wasn't planet wide?

[@theworld0810]

Just imagine you being stuck in the Aurora during the explosion and you have no Radiation Suit

[@TheLastBacon]

Would definitely be a bad way to go :)

[@jackobrien9102]

Chernobyl

[@WildBill.69.]

Bro imagine being a first responder that showed up to Chernobyl just to die of horrible melty ooey gooey radiation death that happened in real life bro

[@Roflixer]

Reapers when they hear loud noises: "Its free real estate"

[@TheLastBacon]

Yep :) they are sure quick to follow those!

[@theimperialzone]

The one person who disliked the video was someone who helped build the precursor gun.

[@TheLastBacon]

Haha probably :) but I'm fine with people expressing their opinion!

[@Bluewolf2016]

Interesting you say since the precursors used the gun to protect the planet.

[@_FunE_]

I mean the precursor gun helped not spread death and doom though the galaxy, but go off

[@familybyrne4594]

So 200 people did it?

[@granolapancake]

Either that or they disliked the continuous loud audio pulse in the background of the video.

[@piercem.5143]

Haven’t watched yet, so sorry if he said this. I imagine the look didn’t change much after the crash. Near the crater edge most biomes are wide open, sandy, and with little visibility. Edit: of course he mentioned it XD

[@TheLastBacon]

Well how about that :D

[@gexagon1804]

XD

[@haramea]

I was so hyped by the "maybe there were an intrance to the lost river/lava zone" but a island may be more probable

[@TheLastBacon]

Yeah I wish a hole like that was still there :)

[@NotBloomify]

I always enter the Lost river/Lava zone using the entrance in the bulb zone

[@Millersolosfilolli]

@@NotBloomify where is that

[@aperson9688]

I really like the theory of it being a reaper breeding site, because what if the reapers are staying there because they’re upset that they’re eggs were crushed or they think their babies are still alive? Like mourning the death of their children, That would be really sad :(

[@TheLastBacon]

Yeah it is certainly a possibility :)

[@mandalorethereclaimer7313]

Reapers are way too dumb for that to be a possibility. It's data entry literally says it is 90% muscle and sinew with 10% brainpower.

[@SomeRandomDude235]

0:41 "[...] that ship's unfortunate landing". I like that. EA would call it "Surprise flight mechanics" But jokes aside, i love your videos (and the game)! Thanks dude! :)

[@TheLastBacon]

Definitely a big surprise for everyone on board :D and thank you!

[@breaddd2311]

Here is my theory about the island: so this small KZbinr pointed out in the cinematic trailer there is an island which would line up with the one that is by the aurora. Also, the captain says “I’m attempting a controlled decent” which maybe indicates they were aiming for the island but the force was too powerful so they crushed it

[@TheLastBacon]

I suppose it is possible yeah :)

[@BTKLion12]

"the crash zone is the biggest biome" the void biome: am i a joke to you?

[@TheLastBacon]

Fair enough :) the void is technically larger.

[@ILoveTop]

I think It would have been really cool if the crash zone would have more of a place in the story line. If they made us travel through this creepy biome trying to avoid reaper leviathans, like maybe if their was an entrance to another biome that had another precursor facility, idk

[@TheLastBacon]

Would definitely give us more of an incentive to spend time there :) cuz right now, I always go in and out as fast as I can...

[@user-bg7zz6pc6m]

Was thinking about this during my playthrough. Thanks dude.

[@TheLastBacon]

Hope you enjoy :)

[@panickal]

Same

[@Crystal_Latte_Arts]

I don’t know why but these videos are appealing to me. Wait... Is bacon a Mesmer?

[@TheLastBacon]

Shhhh, don't reveal my secret :D

[@501ststormtrooper9]

*HES A MESMER! QUICKLY, COMRADES! SEND TO GULAG POWER... UNITE!!!*

[@youtubewannabeboi4374]

E4rror COME CLOSER

[@theterrariantribe2722]

Watch more, watch the new video, watch more

[@TeleTrenta]

it is your primary objective to watch moooore.....

[@dsm4043]

Imagine if the aurora crashed and covered a gigantic cave home to some gigantic leviathan monstrosity.

[@TheLastBacon]

Haha Ryley would probably be quite thankful :)

[@sh12007]

A gargantuan leviathan just slowly eating thru the aurora

[@butter_butt23]

​@@sh12007wrong, there was the hellhole,an exit for the sea dragons

[@isaacs4512]

I like the Dunes theory!!! It would also make sense with the Sea Dragons as they used to come up from below the Aurora to feed on Reapers :)

[@TheLastBacon]

Yep very true! :)

[@UrbemHabitant]

1:25 Heart atack and Ptsd coming at the same time just for looking at that shadow.

[@TheLastBacon]

Oh yeah, big time :)

[@mummydaughtervlogs]

"Is that your home ?" "Yea but thats an old picture"

[@TheLastBacon]

“This was my home, and it was beautiful...”. - Reaper Leviathan :)

[@justacommenter4079]

My first experience with a reaper was I was driving my cyclops and saw the triangle on my radar. I didn't know what it was so I said "Huh, wonder what that is". He grabbed me, and now I'm scared to go back.

[@TheLastBacon]

That must’ve been quite unpleasant :)

[@BlaketheBlock]

The fact that this man is still replying to the never ending stream of comments is truly respectable. 😀👍

[@TheLastBacon]

Thank you :) it is a lot of work but definitely worth it!

[@narratornate8841]

I think it could be possible that there was an entrance to the lava zone along with the possible dunes. This would explain how the sea dragons used to sometimes eat reaper leviathans, as there aren't any caves that they would likely be able to fit through, so the aurora could be covering that possible entrance.

[@TheLastBacon]

Yep that's definitely possible :) quite likely actually imo.

[@aeon9367]

You're the best youtuber! You always pay attention to subs, take ideas and respond commentaries. You're the only good youtuber who I know does this. You're great, keep going and I hope you reach a bigger milestone :D

[@TheLastBacon]

Thank you very much :) you guys make it all worth doing!

[@Miles02c]

1:13 missed opportunity to say “let’s dive in”

[@TheLastBacon]

I think I've used that one in a different video already! :)

[@lucashalo7066]

I love your videos! So good, your videos are always interesting to watch :D

[@TheLastBacon]

Thank you very much! :)

[@nicolatian1135]

The first bacon is your lost twin brother

[@TheLastBacon]

We haven't seen each other in ages :D

[@SheLikesLoons]

We don't talk about The First Bacon He uh got eate- uh he passed away

[@grrlstar100]

The Last Bacon what about the second bacon, or the third bacon?

[@grrlstar100]

How much bacon is there?

[@grrlstar100]

The Last Bacon I swear I didn’t eat him I swear please don’t kill me with a bacon gun

[@doraboysother7586]

1:35 time capsule

[@TheLastBacon]

Oh yeah you're right :)

[@wolfrunner6462]

Where?

[@Flartmoney96]

Where

[@Flartmoney96]

Oh nvm

[@lillybeth9777]

This is personally one of my favorite videos by you, wish it was longer though, your theories always interest me. The hell hole theory is one of the most interesting ones, but if you look around the ILZ, you dont really see any holes that could possibly lead up to the surface. But yet again, it could have collapsed upon impact, who knows! The dunes/intersecting biomes theory is the most plausible, since the population of reapers would lead you to believe so. It simply just being an area where the bulb zone, crag field, mushroom forest, safe shallows, and grassy plateaus intersect is also very plausible. The island theory COULD be true, since as you mentioned, there is solid rock at the side of the Aurora. Yet again, as you said, it could be and is most likely time/budget constraints, or maybe just developer oversight. It's also interesting to see that the amount of destroyed terrain between the crash zone and other biomes is not that much. You would expect a 1,280 meter long ship to make more of an impact. One of the things I love the most about Subnautica is that it always has... foresight in mind? I'm not sure if that's the correct word, but a lot of the time answers a lot of your, "why?" questions. Anyways, sorry for writing an entire damn essay. Keep up the good work, 1 million subs is definitely in sight. By the way, congrats on replying to all 2,988 comments! 2,989 now, :)

[@TheLastBacon]

Thank you very kindly! :) Super glad you like the video! I'd love to make more theory vids like this one.

[@harrydeo472]

Just revisited subnatica and found your channel great video btw :)

[@TheLastBacon]

Glad you enjoyed! :)

[@PlanetOuid]

I really enjoyed subnautica. It was such a entertaining, time taking, and super interesting game. I can’t wait for below zero to get completed. After that they need to make another one or at least a movie or something like that. The movie would be so good.

[@TheLastBacon]

I can definitely relate :) first time exploring planet 4546b was quite magical and I also can't wait to see what they give us next.

[@ethanruiz977]

“I am attempting a controled desent”

[@TheLastBacon]

True :) not sure what he did - but at least he attempted it.

[@_FunE_]

@pancake house that happens when your engines are exploding

[@PizzaDragon56]

yes, looks very controlled

[@shacochad7052]

Awesome video man :D definitely worth watching it!

[@TheLastBacon]

Thank you very much :) really glad you enjoyed it!

[@darkbooger]

I remember my first encounter with a Reaper Leviathan... no screaming or panicking, just slowly backing away in my Seamoth with a straight face... only going back for Cyclops parts several days later since an alien telepathic transmission got me curious.

[@TheLastBacon]

Just back out....no sudden moves....it's like a T-Rex :)

[@enderman7097]

another theory i saw was that there was a MASSIVE hole there, going from the dunes to the lava biome, thus how the sea dragons got out and dragged the reapers down into the lava biome to eat (because there are reaper skeletons there) but the aurora covered it up, and made the walls collapse in, blocking the way up with rocks and one massive ship

[@TheLastBacon]

Yep, I really like that theory :)

[@dogwithawitchhat]

I have something for the theory that the Aurora landed on a landmass, if you would look at one of the other places where you can find a reaper leviathan it is at the gun island, so maybe reaper leviathans simply prefer being near dry land 🤷‍♂️

[@xmgentertainment]

I always figure it was a safe shallow's because of the cinematic trailer, but also because of acid mushrooms, sparse grass, and coral tubes

[@TheLastBacon]

Could definitely be the case! :)

[@Blackphillip12]

I beat the game on xbox and came back to it on pc. Fyi i watched all of your videos man i love them keep it up 🔥💯

[@TheLastBacon]

Thank you very much! :) Glad you like the videos.

[@Monleno]

My guy “and sand” as if Anakin gonna be watching the video 🤣

[@TheLastBacon]

What can I say, he really doesn't like sand :D

[@WavyNigward]

Reaper Leviathan: Ah yes, my home is a beautiful place. The young swimming gracefully, the adults keeping watch and patrolling... what could go wrong? *Famous last words.*

[@TheLastBacon]

Haha yep :) just having a good time in the dunes when suddenly....

[@_FunE_]

your profile pic needs to be put on a body pillow

[@gamingtime9682]

Found this on my homepage on 06/04/24, it's great to see Subnautica content in the algorithm ten years after the game was released.

[@TheLastBacon]

Eyyy that is awesome indeed :)

[@waspliver7275]

Amazing as always, still my favorite KZbinr

[@TheLastBacon]

Thank you very much for the kind words :) really appreciate it!

[@LoganDvr]

Aurora:Crashes Reaper leviathan: Is that my dad?

[@TheLastBacon]

It's free real estate :)

[@battlecatsepic3228]

Heh heh I know the rock-puncher's biome. Uhh.... Too late?...

[@TheLastBacon]

Now that's an interesting theory :) would explain why we never see them in the 1st game!

[@mattstorm360]

In one of the life pods you get an audio from the captain to the first officer, i believe, saying "I am attempting, a controlled decent!" So he was trying to fall with style.

[@TheLastBacon]

He definitely did a good job! :) Probably saved Ryley's life with that!

[@mattstorm360]

@@TheLastBacon That was his plan... maybe not trying to save Ryley specifically but... eh it works out for the janitor.

[@FLareBlitz-rc8cu]

The dunes theory is supported by the fact that there was a hell hole there. That was what allowed sea dragons to go up and drag down reaper leviathans, so they had to be living there for a long time

[@TheLastBacon]

Yep exactly :)

[@meeverse875]

crash zone: I’m cool, I have a lot of reaper lavienthen Dunes: HA I can do better, BEAT 8!

[@TheLastBacon]

Yep - the dunes are in a league of their own :)

[@des363]

I mean the crash zone has 10 of them

[@konithedumbass]

Oh wow someone is still with normal Subnautica? Nice! Anyway, my theory is: ERROR 404: Never thought about that ;-;

[@TheLastBacon]

Now that is a theory we didn't consider :)

[@pvptothedeath7962]

@thelastbacon I am new to subnautica and your videos really fascinate me

[@TheLastBacon]

Yay thank you for the sub :)

[@nathan_thorn6906]

It was probably some form of landmass, considering some pieces of it remain above water and the extensive damage to the front of the aurora. One thing I would do is double check the PDA entries when you’re discussing theories, since they tend to add tons of weight to certain theories like this one. In particular, Second Officer Keen’s transmission from the captain gives us evidence that A: you can steer the Aurora in atmosphere and B: the captain was aiming for dry land to keep the ship intact so the survivors could contact command.

[@TheLastBacon]

Yeah about the landmass it really depends on whether you consider the trailer canon since it shows the crash :)

[@nathan_thorn6906]

@@TheLastBacon yeah that’s also true, since most of it seems vaguely canon.

[@thetruecookie9078]

*Aurora Crashes* Biome under the aurora : Ight Imma Head Out

[@TheLastBacon]

Cave crawlers: It's free real estate! :)

[@aleppogameingreal]

Day 1 of asking TheLastBacon to make a video about himself

[@TheLastBacon]

The lore of The Last Bacon? :)

[@orange_juice7673]

The Lore Bacon!

[@jbc922]

@@TheLastBacon The Lore of Bacon!

[@imaybestupid2045]

Ayoo my man,ive been watching your channel for a while but i just noticed you reply to every comment on your videos,love the determination and love the vids

[@TheLastBacon]

Thank you kindly for being a part of the community :)

[@economicerudite4924]

Old video I know, but I thought it was cannon (as in, it says this in the PDA) that the Aurora crash landed into and as such filled a hole to the lava zone (which is why the hell hole used to be in the previous builds of the game). This hole is how Sea Dragons would swim up and hunt Reaper Leviathans.

[@TheLastBacon]

Yeah I don’t know if there is an in-game confirmation of that but it’s my favorite explanation :)

[@sideways_chip_eater6420]

aurora: *exists* reapers: its free realistate

[@TheLastBacon]

True :) didn't take long to move in at all!

[@jonnysperanzini3897]

We need a Degasi Subnautica game that took place before the Aurora. So we could know what the place looked like 20yrs or however long ago it was

[@TheLastBacon]

Would definitely be cool to at least get a flashback :)

[@ochranabeatz2615]

Postcat MCV well all of the crew died on impact, except Paul, Bart, and Marguerite, so playing as a degasi crew member wouldn’t possible unless the story changed.

[@MarioJengis]

It is really nice how The Last Bacon looks through our comments and replies to us. Keep up the good work 👍

[@TheLastBacon]

Thank you very much :) always love interacting with you guys in the comments!

[@WarriorforChrist9716]

Love your channel keep up the good work;)

[@TheLastBacon]

Thank you kindly :)

[@dannermanner9531]

Imagine the Aurora going “YEEET” and flying of 4546B and the G.U.N. being like “Wtf how the f did he do that” and player being like *Insert Mike Wasoski with 2 eyes*

[@Lex36020]

Bro, yesterday i was playin and LITERALLY thought "if the crash zone was full of Reapers then maybe the crash zone was reaper territory" And also that the Aurora probably Yeeted like a dozen Reapers when it crashed 😂

[@TheLastBacon]

Well hey :) if you're ever looking for a fast way to kill some reapers, just land a giant ship on them!

[@Lex36020]

@@TheLastBacon lmao

[@auser4649]

Captain:WE’RE CRASH LANDING! Pilot:HOLD ON LET ME GET THESE REAPERS!

[@Sizauto]

The Pilot knew what he was doing, in Second Officer Keen's voicelog on lifepod 19, the Captain states "Negative, you'll need the ship in one piece if you're going to contact HQ on the long-range. I'm attempting a controlled descent."

[@TheLastBacon]

Yep, he certainly managed to land in a good area at least :)

[@ThirteenPrimes]

I think your right for the most part, but I'd like to tac on a little extension I thought of. If you look at maps of the game it gives me the impression that a part of the safe shallows, I believe containing bart torgals final base from the trailer, got scraped away by the aurora crash as well as the other contents of the crash zone.

[@TheLastBacon]

Yeah that is a fair point :)

[@raccoon5124]

A reaper now lives in the safe shallow in my game help pleaz

[@TheLastBacon]

That is very unfortunate and I've heard of it happening to several people...all I can do is wish you the best of luck! :)

[@ScionStorm1]

Kill it! Be brave! ( I will cower at a distance)

[@jazzling]

Grab your status rifle and stab it to death.

[@mrjim7565]

Lmao

[@zillentdelta1339]

The biggest biome The void: m8

[@TheLastBacon]

You are technically correct :) but I don't usually count the void as one of the core biomes.

[@Sleeper____1472]

I have a mini theory about some of the details of this biome, specifically the now-removed hellhole found under the Aurora. I think it's possible that it was destroyed and covered up by the Aurora. This would explain why the terrain where it used to be hasn't changed since it was ingame. This would also cut off one of the Sea Dragon's largest sources of food, probably making them very angry.

[@TheLastBacon]

I really like the hell-hole theory :)

[@delshadmansour5443]

I think it was a mix of several biomes. There is fauna indicative that certain parts of the crash zone is actually an extension of the Safe Shallows, as evident by the large coral reefs and acid mushrooms. It also is similiar to Dunes for the reasons you mentioned. Considering it is the largest biome, I doubt it's only like Dunes, but an extension of several other biomes.

[@TheLastBacon]

You're most likely right :) it was probably like a transitional area between several biomes.

[@nickb322]

Dang no dislikes. Respect ✊

[@TheLastBacon]

I have an amazing community :)

[@nickb322]

The Last Bacon oops I jinxed it

[@TheFateOfWondering]

Fun fact: if you look around the crash site, near the lifepod 4, you can find in one place, some seaweed on the ground that isn't anywhere else on the map.

[@TheLastBacon]

Huh really? :O

[@TheFateOfWondering]

@@TheLastBacon yeah, maybe not really near the lifepod 4 but at the place which is in the middle of the aurora. i went there today for supply crates, and i saw a bunch of seaweed just on the sand. i never saw this before, you should go there and look for it.

[@dayyankhan2535]

Your videos are so interesting to watch 👍👍

[@TheLastBacon]

Thank you very much :)

[@Autumny_Violet]

I think it would have been some kind of deeper version of the safe shallows. The reason I think that is because in below zero, there is a shallow twisty bridges biome and a deeper twisty bridges biome. And those larges coral tubes, are only present in the safe shallows. So it must be a deeper variant of it. . Or it could be related to the lilypads biome, since the grass in the crashzone mesas look kind of like the grass in the lilypads. Or I could be completely wrong. And it is something completely different. But only the devs know what it looked like before the Aurora crashed there, storywise Also, I really love your content. It is one of the main reasons I like subnautica so much, because of your lovely videos :D

[@TheLastBacon]

Yeah it could totally have been a variation of the shallows :)